The West
African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released results of the 2017 West
African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), with mass failures.
The
results were released in Katsina State, yesterday, during the 55th Annual
Meeting of the Nigeria National Committee (NNC).
Announcing
the release of the November/December 2017 WASSCE, which was written by 131,485
candidates, WAEC’s Nigeria National Officer, Mr. Olu Adenipekun, said only
34,664, representing 26.01 per cent, obtained five credits, including English
Language and General Mathematics.
Adenipekun
disclosed the result showed a decline in the percentage of candidates who made
five credits including English and Mathematics, compared with the last two
years.
He
added that the percentage of candidates in WASSCE, for private candidates, in
2015 and 2016 was 28.58 per cent and 38.50 per cent, respectively.
He
also disclosed that the results of 14,756 candidates, representing 11.07 per
cent of candidates, were withheld for alleged examination malpractice.
He
said cases of withheld results are being investigated and the reports would be
presented to the Nigeria Examination Committee for consideration.
The
WAEC boss revealed that the 131,485 candidates, representing 98.70 per cent,
had their full results processed and released.
The
HNO said 111,763 candidates, representing 85.89 per cent obtained credits in
two subjects, 98,506 others, representing 73.94 per cent made four credits.
According
to him, 65,483 candidates, representing 49.15 per cent, recorded credits and
above, in five subjects, while 48,824 candidates, representing 35.14 per cent,
obtained credits and above, in six subjects.
Adenipekun also
said registration for the first series of WASSCE for private candidates in 2018
has started.
The
exercise would end on Friday, December 29.
The
examination, he said, will hold in January and February of every year and it
will be urban-based.
“Candidates
will be examined in 19 subjects,” he disclosed further.
The
WAEC boss equally revealed that coordination meeting and marking of candidates
scripts for WASSCE for private candidates took place on October 18 and ended on
November 5, in 10 marking venues.
Meanwhile,
the council, in a statement signed by Agnes Teye-Cudjoe, Head of
Public Affairs at WAEC, said while it is working at dispatching the results to
various schools, students could also access their results online via the WAEC
website.
- Sun News
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